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Welcome to Roubidoux ...

Roubidoux is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Roubidoux is located in Texas County<1>.


The location of Roubidoux has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Roubidoux, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Roubidoux is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Roubidoux lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Roubidoux ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Roubidoux.

  • Licking
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Licking have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking
    • Licking is located in Texas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,872 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Licking <4>
  • Houston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Houston is located in Texas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,085 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <4>
  • Raymondville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymondville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymondville
    • Raymondville is located in Texas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymondville <4>
  • Plato
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
    • Plato is located in Texas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plato <4>
  • Roby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
    • Roby is located in Texas County
  • Huggins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
    • Huggins is located in Texas County
  • Astoria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
    • Astoria is located in Wright County
  • Bendavis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bendavis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
    • Bendavis is located in Texas County
  • Bucyrus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
    • Bucyrus is located in Texas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucyrus <4>
  • Lynchburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Lynchburg is located in Laclede County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Roubidoux. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roubidoux.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Roubidoux. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roubidoux.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Roubidoux. See our Newspapers Page for Roubidoux.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roubidoux ...

Looking for more information about Roubidoux? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Roubidoux, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Roubidoux.

Adding Roubidoux to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roubidoux in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Roubidoux was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Roubidoux in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roubidoux.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roubidoux. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Texas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roubidoux - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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